Ireland face China in final World Cup of Darts Group D clash

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Willie O'Connor and Keane Barry of Ireland will face China in their final World Cup of Darts Group D game on Friday.

Ireland opened their 2025 campaign with a 4-2 win over Gibraltar on Thursday while never getting out of second gear in Frankfurt.

O'Connor and Barry recorded a 92.4 average, hitting a single 180 and going 4-for-14 (29%) on the outer ring.

China's best performance in the tournament came back in 2016 when making the Last 16 and haven't made it beyond the round-robin stage since 2021.

Zong Xiao Chen partners Lihao Wen for the second time after the pair debuted together in 2023 when losing both group games to Belgium and Finland.

The best betting sites in Ireland are expecting O'Connor and Barry to top Group D in comfortable fashion, priced at 1/12 to do so.

Ireland haven't won the competition yet, but they came dangerously close in 2019 when O'Connor and Steve Lennon made the final.

Despite never making it past the Last 16 in the previous eight renewals, O'Connor and Lennon defeated the top-seeded England, Austria and the Netherlands to set up a mouthwatering clash against Scotland for the title.

England were the clear favourites to win the tournament but the partnership of Michael Smith and Rob Cross simply couldn't handle the heat from O'Connor and Lennon, winning 2-0 on the night.

Ireland knocked out the defending champion Netherlands in the semi-final, whitewashing World No 1 Michael van Gerwen and Jermaine Wattimena 4-0 in the doubles decider with a 2-1 win.

The best PayPal betting sites in Ireland price England (1/2) as the long odds-on favourites as the World No 1 and 2 Luke Humphries and Luke Littler team up for international glory.

Ireland can be backed at a huge 50/1 to win the tournament and will need every ounce of luck to fall their way.